Hello,
I will keep this brief.
I used to have a friendship group for many years. The group broke down because of something one person did. Most of us (not all) still meet individually, but not as a whole group. So my friendship group is not really a group anymore.
We have a baby. On my partner’s side, we don’t see his family much, as out of the country. On my side, we don’t see my family much as they also live quite far away.
I feel alone often. I try to do mum/ baby groups, but without the friendship group I quite often feel ‘up the creek without a paddle.’ I won’t say my exact age, but I am 35+.
My question is, do you think this will ever be resolved.. will I always have this lonely/loss feeling and this is it? Or can I meet or create another group of close friends?
YABU - you will likely always feel lonely now.
YANBU - you can/ will meet new people and have close friends/ a group again and feel true wellbeing again.
Please go gently on me, thank you.